Crochet
N More
Newsletter

Volume
XII, Issue No. 2
January 30, 2009

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approximately 5,400 crafters...

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QUESTIONS
FROM
THE CNM MESSAGE BOARD

afghan stitch
Help! I have been looking for afghan patterns using the afghan stitch. The one
that you use a long hook and load the loops on the hook then work them off for
each row). I would appreciate any one that can direct me to some patterns or
a book of patterns. Cheap is good free is better.
Thank you
Peggy Schwartz

WORDS
OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Many
people will walk in and out of your life,
but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.-
Eleanor Roosevelt

You have heard
that it was said, "AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH." But
I say to you, do not resist him who is evil; but whoever slaps you on your right
cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone wants to sue you, and take
your shirt, let him have your coat also. And whoever shall force you to go one
mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from
him who wants to borrow from you.

Matthew
5:38-42

If
your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water
to drink; for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward
you. The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, an angry contenance.
It is better to live in a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a contentious
woman.

Proverbs
25:21-24

Do
not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the Lord, and He will save
you.

PAGES
UPDATED

I've been working
on updating the free pattern index.
All patterns, unless I've overlooked one, have been added to the index pages.
I have added separate
free pattern pages for patterns from 2007
and 2008.
I have also added a free pattern page especially for Pets.

CROCHET
STITCH or TECHNIQUE

(A
different crochet stitch and/or tip featured in each issue...
to be added later to the Crochet Basics page)

FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET (FPDC)

Yarn over, insert hook from the front side of the work
right to left
around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row;
yo and pull up a loop (3 lps on hk)yo and draw through two lps (2
lps on hk)yo and draw through two lps (1
lp on hk)Illustrations

CROCHET TIP

I don't know
if you have this one (not a "scrap" tip) but I almost always have 3-5 projects
going at the same time and need to remember which hook I'm using for what. I
started using my stitch markers (the ones with a split or open place) to thread
a small piece of cardstock about an inch square onto the marker and attach to
the beginning rows of the project. I usually use a business card or something
similar and just write the hook size on the card. I have almost ruined things
I was in the middle of by forgetting what size hook was being used. Love your
site! I almost always find a new "something" I just HAVE to try! Elaine (TN)

Scrap Yarn Ideas ...

do you have number
65?

64. This isn't exactly just
for scraps, just any colors & amounts you want to use. In another group I'm
in someone wanted a truck pattern, so I came up with this. I made two rectangles
and two squares (any size & color you want), stuffed em with polyfill and four
circles for wheels in black and two smaller squares for the windows in white,
one on each side. I also did two small chains in black for windshield wipers.
Then I cut out from a drawing in a color book a dinosaur from felt and put that
on the side with the initial of their last name. It may sound a bit long but
truly it was so easy. Have fun! ** Patty in NV **

VIEWER
FEEDBACK

Thank you Lisa for your
newsletters, I really enjoy them. I wanted to congratulate you on the way
you have explained crochet patterns to members who have been struggling to
understand their patterns, crochet patterns can be very confusing, I always
tell anyone who is haviing trouble, to follow and just crochet to the first
bracket, then crochet the next bracket, most newbies [and I was one] try to
read the whole row and end up very confused. And all of a sudden you find
you have much more understanding of what you are about, Regards and Keep on
Keeping On, lorraine123

<< reply >>

You're very welcome Lorraine.
I do my best to explain pattern language in simple terms, or as I call it
"Plain English" :o) I hope the information on my pages help many people.

RE: Understanding Instructions

You vere very helpful
to me a few years ago and now I'm asking for help again. When going back and
forth from a row of single crochet to a row of double crochet where do I make
my first stitch in the previous row? Each row says either ch 1 or ch 3 and
then to either sc in the first dc or dc in the first sc. When doing the dc
row don't I actually skip the first sc in the previous row? And at the end
of each row do both the ch 1 and the ch 3 count as the first stitch of that
row?
Hope this makes sense.
Judy

<< reply >>

When I chain 1 to turn
for a single crochet row I always put the first stitch in the stitch at the
base of the chain. When I chain 3 to turn for a double crochet row I put the
first stitch in the next stitch over. If the pattern contains stitch count
information it's always best to check your stitch count after each new row
to be sure your stitch count is correct.

Re: looking for a pattern

I came across a pattern
that was a hexagon or something like it, and instead of being sewed together
it joined as motifs with a filler star or flower inbetween. I cant find it
now, Would you happen to know where i can find it. Thanks so much shelby ps:
I really enjoy you newletters, it is refreshing to find a place with Godly
influence.
dunningfm

I HAVE JUST PRINTED THE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN SYDNEY. SHE IS A BEGINNER AND THESE
INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO HER. I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THE INFORMATION AND I AM ALSO GETTING USE OF IT AS WELL. I WILL SEND THESE
TO HER. THANK YOU. BETTY KINGSTON

Hi! Just wanted to let
you know that I love this pattern. It's the first thing I've ever made other
than scarves, and it was easy to learn and quick to make. Also, I found it
very easy to adjust to my pomerat- and I'm about to start one for my Mom's
poodle, who's smaller than Schotzi. Thanks for a great pattern! Erin Heiman

What a great pattern for
a dog sweater! I'm hoping it will fit my grand doggie, a mini-dachshund with
a deep chest. He's tiny, gets cold very easily, and I can't find sweaters
or coats that fit him properly because the legs are never cut right. I think
your pattern will do the trick!

You must be a genius...lol!
Thanks for sharing and if it works out, I'll send a pic! =)

Ashley Fellow Dog Lover

RE: Stitch Question

Hello, I'm stuck with
a shell stitch description and I hope you can help if you don't mind. Shell:
(Tr {ch 2, tr} 4 times) I way I'm doing it ends up with 8tr and 4 spaces.
And it seems kinda puckery. Thanks, Mary

So you should have five
treble crochet stitches and four chain 2 spaces when finished.

I signed in to find out
to get a pattern for wedding garter.
I was very pleased to one you listed and I'm trying it.
Diane Cunningham

Just found this page,by
chance, will make a note of your details, I knit, crochet, and Tunisian Crochet.
Julia Smith

Hi! I like your doilies
and scrunchies. I would like to feedback on afghans. I am sort of a beginner
in afghans and have trouble crocheting them. Do you have any V-St afghan patterns.
keep up the good work.
Ada

I have a question on the
dog sweater that Linda made. How can I tell if the beginning of the dog sweater
is the head or the chest? I need to make it bigger for my shizshu and am not
sure how to do that. To make it big enough to go around his head I would need
to know which end I start out with. Any other help would be appreciated in
making this dog sweater. His neck measures 13 in. his chest is about 12 and
from head to tail is 15.. Have a Blessed Day! Pam

I crochet the blanket
and it worked out fine... my crochet skills came back to me and I was able
to complete the set for my granddaughter. I used your pattern as a guide and
the blanket and pillow came out
adorable and I completed it in no time!. Thanks for the help.. I hope you
had a good holiday and are enjoying the New Year! Grammy Anne

I WAS DOING A SEARCH FOR
VALENTINES DAY CROCHETED AFGHAN PATTERNS WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE THAT
HAD YOUR PATTERN. I REALLY DO LOVE THE DESIGN AND WOULD LOVE TO MAKE IT FOR
MY HUSBAND FOR VALENTINES DAY. I QUESTION IS HOW MANY SQUARES DO I NEED TO
FINISH THIS? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. SINCERELY, LYNNE

<< reply >>

Each square is approximately
4-1/2 inches.
The size is totally up to you.
If you want an afghan that's 54 inches x 63 inches then you
would make the afghan 12 squares wide and 14 squares long.
Keep in mind that the joining method you choose could add a
little to the size also.

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HUMOR

Employed as a dental receptionist,
I was on duty when an extremely nervous patient came for root-canal surgery.
He was brought into the examining room and made comfortable in the reclining
dental chair. The dentist then injected a numbing agent around the patient's
tooth, and left the room for a few minutes while the medication took hold.

When the dentist returned,
the patient was standing next to a tray of dental equipment. "What are you doing
by the surgical instruments?" asked the surprised dentist.

Focused on his task, the
patient replied, "I'm taking out the ones I don't like."

A pediatrician in town always
plays a game with some of his young patients to put them at ease and test their
knowledge of body parts. One day, while pointing to a little boy's ear, the
doctor asked him,
"Is this your nose?" +

Immediately the little boy
turned to his mother and said,
"Mom, I think we'd better find a new doctor!"

Torrential rainstorms were
knocking down power lines all over the county one week. As a customer service
representative for our local power company, that meant I was dispatching trucks
and linemen to repair problems all day and every night.

When I called back one customer
to get her exact address, she replied,
"I'm at Post Office Box 99."

Weary from having been on
the phone all week, I heard myself say,
"Ma'am, we'll be coming to you in a truck, not an envelope."

Bill was taking a flight
to New York. He boards the plane, finds his seat and settles in, but does not
fasten his seatbelt. The flight attendant comes down the aisle and see Bill's
unfastened seatbelt and says,
"Sir, you need to fasten your seatbelt for takeoff."

A nurse on the pediatric
ward, before listening to the little ones chests, would plug the stethoscope
into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always
light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old David's
comment.

Gently she tucked the stethoscope
into his ears and placed
the disk over his heart. "Listen", she said..........."What do you suppose that
is?"

He drew his eyebrows together
in a puzzled line and looked up as if lost in the mystery of the strange tap
- tap - tapping deep in his chest. Then his face broke out in a wondrous grin
and he asked,
"Is that Jesus knocking?"

An exterminating company
was giving free termite inspections,
and my dad phoned for an appointment.
After the inspector checked out our house, he said to Dad,

"You don't have any termites
right now, but there's a
bunch of 'em in that firewood out back. When they've eaten
their way through it, I guarantee they'll head for your house."

Dad was silent for a moment.
Then, in his slow drawl, he replied,
"Well, from the prices you quoted, I figure it would be cheaper
for me just to buy the termites another cord of wood."

Sarahella After watching
the movie Cinderella,
five-year-old Sarah started using her pinwheel as a magic wand,
pretending she was a fairy godmother.

"Make three wishes," she
told her mother, "and I'll grant them."
Her mom first asked for world peace.

Sarah swung her wand and
proclaimed the request fulfilled.

Next, her mother requested
for a cure for all ill children.
Again, with a sweep of the pinwheel, Sarah obliged.

The mother, with a glance
down at her rather ample curves,
made her third wish, "I wish to have a trim figure again."

The miniature fairy godmother
started waving her wand madly.
"I'll need more power for this!" she exclaimed.

A man approached a local
person in a village he was visiting.

"What's the quickest way
to York?"

The local scratched his
head.

"Are you walking or driving?"
he asked the stranger.

"I'm driving."

"That's the quickest way!"

A young woman wasn't feeling
well, and asked one her co-workers to recommend a physician.

"I know a great one in the
city, but he is very expensive.
Five hundred dollars for the first visit, and one hundred dollars for each one
after that."

The woman went to the doctor's
office and, trying to save a little money, cheerily announced.
"I'm back!"

Not fooled for a second,
the doctor quickly examined her and said,
"Very good, just continue the treatment I prescribed on your last visit."